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RealNetworks Stumbles Into Court, This Box Hangs in the Balance

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baltwade
04/29/09

In reply to RealNetworks Stumbles Into Court, This Box Hangs in the Balance
RIAA went after cassette tapes when they first came out and lost.

MPAA tried to stop VCR when they first came out and lost.

RIAA sued to stop CD ripping and lost.

How in the hell did the MPAA win at stopping DVD ripping?
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Kaiser-Machead
04/29/09

@baltwade: I think it's simple: Copy Protection. Fair use allows you to convert formats so long as there's no restrictions baked into them, but as most DVD's come with their own digital protections, it's illegal to circumvent it. Damn sonsabitches!
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